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Innocent Men Set Free: Two Post-Conviction Lawyers Examine Stories of Injustice in the Law
Four true wrongful-conviction stories examined by two post-conviction attorneys, with the plain-language legal tools families can use to fight back. ISBN 979-8-199015-19-6; available on Amazon.
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Inequality in the Texas Criminal Justice System
A 109-page report — "The Daher Report" — examining racial disparities at every stage of the Texas criminal justice system, with legal remedies and proposed reforms.
Read more →Overturning Texas Sex-Crime Convictions: Trial or Plea
A comprehensive guide to challenging Texas sex-crime convictions — trial or plea — built on the stories of five exonerated Texans who lost more than 80 years to prison.
Download PDF →Going Federal: When and How Texas Criminal Convictions Go to Federal Court
A plain-language guide to federal habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for people convicted in Texas courts.
Read the guide →Hidden Deadlines in Texas 11.07 Applications: How "No Fixed Deadline" Obscures the Timeliness Issue
There is no fixed statute of limitations for a first 11.07 application — but that does not mean no deadline. How the equitable doctrine of laches (Ex parte Perez, Ex parte Smith) can sink a late writ even when rights were violated, and practical guidance on filing before delay becomes prejudice.
Read the article →Who's Who in the Criminal Appeals and Article 11.07 Process: Texas Courts and Judges
From the trial court judge to the Courts of Appeals to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — a plain-language walkthrough of who does what at every stage of a Texas criminal appeal and Article 11.07 writ, written for families of inmates.
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Justice Lost, Justice Gained: How Five Texas Inmates Won Their 11.07 Appeals
Five real case narratives showing how Texas inmates won relief through Article 11.07 writs of habeas corpus — written for incarcerated readers, families, and practitioners. Available on Amazon.
Read more →From Bad Lawyering to Long Sentencing: How Ineffective Assistance of Counsel at Sentencing Can Impact Appeal Options
When an attorney's failures at sentencing rise to a constitutional violation — and the three procedural doors (direct appeal, Article 11.07, federal habeas) for raising the claim.
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